Connecting iPad 2 to multiple iTunes/Computers
Hi, I'm new here. I was wondering how to connect my iPad 2 to multiple iTunes accounts on different computers, without accidentally deleting my library files already on my iPad or having iTunes sync to a computer I don't want it to.
I set the option in iTunes so that my iPad will only sync what I have checked, and also the option that tells it to not automatically sync as soon as it connects to my personal computer's iTunes program.
So I guess I am wondering if the custom settings I used on the iTunes program on my home computer will register on a different computer's iTunes program and a different iTunes account.
Will another person's iTunes account/program still be able to pick up the custom settings I have for my own iTunes account? Since iTunes recognizes my iPad's name, and all that, I was thinking it might. But, I wanted to check before connecting to a different computer and accidentally deleting my old (original) library again.
Thanks so much for any help!
-Michelle
No matter how you configure iTunes on each computer, the iPad can only sync with one iTunes library.
If you try to sync content from computer "A" after you have been syncing with computer "B", the content from computer "B" will be erased when you sync with computer "A".
You can't select content from multiple iTunes libraries to sync with an iDevice - no matter how you configure iTunes on each computer.
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